“We have to do that because we have very big deficits with those countries,” Trump told reporters Thursday, adding that the tariffs “may or may not rise with time.” Trump also complained that both countries had not done enough to curb illegal migrants and fentanyl coming across the U.S. border.

Robert F. Kennedy’s first confirmation hearing Wednesday to become secretary of the Department of Health and Human Services was quickly interrupted by protesters over the Trump nominee’s vaccine positions. During his opening remarks, Kennedy said under oath that he is “not anti-vaccine”—but people standing in the back of the room weren’t convinced.

Donald Trump appointed Christopher Rocheleau as the acting administrator of the Federal Aviation Administration. The agency had not had an administrator since the start of Trump’s new term. Eight hostages were released from Gaza by Hamas, and Israel released 110 Palestinian prisoners.

Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s former presidential running mate Nicole Shanahan called out various senators by name, warning that she will fund primary challenges against them if they oppose confirming Kennedy to serve as secretary of Health and Human Services.

Several of Donald Trump’s picks for his Cabinet and key roles in his administration are facing confirmation hearings in the Senate today as the president continues to implement executive actions to transform the government.

Trump doubles down on blaming DEI for air tragedy as Fox host says diversity policies embolden 'dwarves': Live - Trump baselessly claimed the US’s aviation regulator hired ‘dwarves’ and people with pa

Nicole Shanahan, who ran for vice-president with Robert F. Kennedy Jr. last summer, has issued a warning against US Senators of both parties who may be thinking about voting against the confirmation of RFK Jr.

The Senate voted 79 to 18 to confirm Mr. Burgum, a former governor of North Dakota, as the next interior secretary.

TRUMP’S NARRATIVE SHIFT: In some ways, it’s a fairly normal day at the White House: press secretary Karoline Leavitt will hold a briefing at 1 p.m., President Donald Trump will sign a new tranche of executive orders at 3 p.m. and then at 5 p.m., he’ll head to Mar-a-Lago, where he’s due to arrive at 7:50 p.m.

Follow the action as three of Trump's most contentious picks for senior administration roles face questioning on Capitol Hill.

September 4, Queensland's magistrates courts will see a significant number of cases, with over 1570 people set to appear at local courts across

Former Sen. Heidi Heitkamp (D-N.D.) noticed that all of Donald Trump's Cabinet nominees who appeared before committees on Thursday suffered from memory problems. She appeared on a political panel with MSNBC Friday along with Brendan Buck,